Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
These commonly missed questions often focus on nuanced regulations, meteorology, flight planning, and airspace rules. Based upon the altitude indicated by altimeter #3, which course direction is appropriate for this VFR cruising altitude? For determining general weather conditions on which to base flight planning Correct!
iPad Pilot News
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The latest version of the app is extremely versatile, providing all the digital resources a student pilot needs when learning to fly a Cessna 172, while simultaneously offering a Gulfstream pilot advanced flight planning and international resources needed to fly from New York to London.
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Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
This allows you to make quick adjustments to your flight plan. Altimeter Setting The altimeter setting gives you pressure information in inches of mercury or hectopascals. For accurate altitude readings, you should set your aircraft’s altimeter to match the local altimeter setting.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
Poor flight planning. Follow these strategies for better pre-flight planning and checklist use: Establish a consistent pre-flight routine. Organize flight planning materials in advance. The best method is consistent altimeter checks and verifying your position using visual references or landmarks.
Air Facts
APRIL 29, 2024
A pit stop at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (KCRE) was planned, and after a weather briefing, I filed an IFR flight plan. I queried ATC about when to expect the approach clearance and was informed that the Saratoga had appeared to land but the pilot hadn’t contacted ATC to close his IFR flight plan.
Fear of Landing
DECEMBER 6, 2024
A few hours later, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan before departing Westchester to fly back to Montgomery County. The pilot was instrument rated and the flight was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan: that is, they did not have to stay visual for the flight.
Northstar VFR
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Even in flight, these considerations are constantly evaluated. The FAA encourages use of the 5-P’s checklist to constantly evaluate and mitigate the hazards you might encounter during the flight: PLAN Cross-country flight planning, route, fuel, and weather.
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